The strongest material in the world comes from food!!!!!

The strongest material in the world is graphene, it is a thin carbon material and is very highly conductivity. Although incredibly useful in things like computers, solar panels and small electronics, it extremely expensive to manufacture.

To make it there has to be the right conditions of high temperatures, vacuum processing and  explosive compressed gases.

Once again the brilliant scientists at CSIRO and Researchers from The University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney and The Queensland University of Technology have done something amazing. They have turned soy bean oil into graphene without the usual difficult processing. It is all done using a new technology called “GraphAir”.

This new process uses heat to break the soy bean oil down into the carbon blocks needed to make graphene.

The truly incredible part is that other oils can be used as well. The process can use waste oil, which makes it a great sustainability advance.

Meanwhile at Deakin University, a study has shown that the Mediterranean diet of increased consumption of vegetables, fruits, wholegrains, legumes, fish, lean red meats, olive oil and nuts can help in the treatment of depression.

The University’s Food and Mood Centre does world first studies into the relationship between mental health and what we eat. The saying “we are what we eat” seems like it is true in more ways than one.

Food and Mood Centre Director, Professor Felice Jacka, said “We’ve known for some time that there is a clear association between the quality of people’s diets and their risk for depression.However, this is the first randomised controlled trial to directly test whether improving diet quality can actually treat clinical depression.”

Over three months, two groups of adults with major depressive disorder were given either support from a clinical dietician in changing their diet to a mediterranean style or social support.

At the end of the study the symptoms of depression in the diet supported group were significantly reduced compared to those of the group which were socially supported.

Professor Jacka said; “These results were not explained by changes in physical activity or body weight, but were closely related to the extent of dietary change. Those who adhered more closely to the dietary program experienced the greatest benefit to their depression symptoms.”